Magdalena Morey
Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain
About Magdalena Morey
My aim is to create artwork that intrigues and challenges our initial perceptions. I love the natural world and organic textures, forms and beauty are fundamental to my art. I am particularly fascinated in transient phenomena and enjoy using my art to attempt to capture the sense of individual moments in time.
I am passionate about travelling and have lived in Poland, England, Switzerland and now Spain. I regularly start off a new series of paintings using a photo or a memory from one of my journeys as a starting point. As I work on the first composition, I'll often find a detail or a technique that I'll want to expand on and will begin a second canvas, and so on, with the degree of abstraction tending to increase with each iteration.
Every painting is built up from multiple layers of acrylics, watercolours, pastels and gold leaf, with the goal of creating an interplay of texture, reflectivity and colour. I love using gold leaf due to the strength and vibrancy it brings to my work. The unpredictable manner in which it can break up compliments the improvisational and experimental nature of my art. Watercolours are often used to tint the metallic reflections, which leads to the colours changing continually with the viewer's perspective and the lighting conditions.
Education:
Advanced Computer Art (Photoshop, Illustrator) OCR Level 3, Pitman Training Centre, Cambridge, England.
1st class Masters Degree in Painting from Marie Curie Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
Diploma in Tapestry, C.K. Norwid Art College, Lublin, Poland
Events:
June/July 2017 - Malaga Art Fair, Spain. Solo stand
May 2017 - Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham, England (Represented by the Darryl Nantais Gallery, Cambridge, England)
April 2017 - Koelner List Contemporary Art Fair, Cologne, Germany (represented by Gaudi Galeria, Madrid, Spain)
November 2016 - Cambridge Art Fair, Cambridge, England (represented by Darryl Nantais Gallery, Cambridge, England)
October 2015 - Cambridge Art Fair, Cambridge, England. (represented by Darryl Nantais Gallery, Cambridge)
Exhibitions:
25-May-2017 - 28-May-2017: Nasty Women Exhibition Alkmaar, Stadskantine Alkmaar, Netherlands
6-May-2017 - 15-May-2017. "On Tour" Galleria Merlino, Florence, Italy. Mixed exhibition
8-April-2017 - Present: Wychwood Art Gallery, Deddington, England. Permanent representation
7-Apr-2017 - 23-Apr-2017. "Reflejos" Feel & Flow Galeria, Madrid, Spain. Mixed exhibition
3-Apr-2017 - 10-Apr-2017. "Art Talks" Galleria Merlino, Florence, Italy. Mixed exhibition
22-Mar-2017 - 3-Apr-2017. Abstract Art. The Brick Lane Gallery, London, England. Mixed exhibition
18-Mar-2017 - 1-Apr-2017. "Let's Talk Art!" Galleria Merlino, Florence, Italy. Mixed exhibition
17-Mar-2017 - 29-Apr-2017. Joint exhibition. Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, Cambridge, England
03-Mar-2017 - 19-Mar-2017. "Mujeres" Feel & Flow Galeria, Madrid, Spain. Mixed exhibition
March 2017 - Present. Excellence Gallery, Marbella, Spain. Mixed exhibition.
Jan 2017 - Present. Corte-Real Gallery, Paderne, Portugal. Permanent representation
Jan 2008 - Present. The Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, Cambridge, England. Permanent representation,
February 2014- Solo exhibition, Scalia gallery, Baden, Switzerland
November 2005, Solo exhibition, The Michaelhouse Center, Cambridge, England
